FAMU Interim President Larry Robinson fires up the Rattler faithful during halftime of the homecoming game on Nov. 10. Mike Ewen/Democrat

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Florida A&M University interim President Larry Robinson believes that the organization responsible for accrediting schools throughout the Southeast had little choice but to place FAMU on probation.

The breadth and depth of issues that emerged during the past 15 months, particularly within FAMU's Office of Audit and Compliance and the hazing death of Marching 100 drum major Robert Champion, left the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools with almost no options, Robinson said.

"There was too much of (SACS') credibility at stake. Clearly, they were sending a message," Robinson ...